In addition to photography, I also do digital painting. Here are examples of my work.

Watch here for a vimeo coming soon which will demonstrate this technique!

I entitled this "Amazing Grace" because even though it does not show her entire face it tells you everything you could know about this little girl named Grace.

This was part of a series of paintings of children that I did that culminated with a Garden Party Art Show in my back yard.

Expecting mother

I did this because it reminded me of the Mary Cassatt image of a toddler playing in the sand.

This is my daughter when she was 3 years old. Such a joyful age! She remains my heart, and my inspiration for my life and everything I do.

I wanted to depict this little girl with symbols that represented who she was. She is an avid reader, who reads way above her age level.

Inspired by portrait painters such as John Singer Sargent, my clients in my professional photography studio are also upper class. I had the little girl wear velvet and fur because it is so much fun to paint!!

This painting is done strictly in Photoshop using the blur tool. I teach this technique to my Digital Photo Class. Watch this site for a tutorial coming soon!

Beach Ballet. I loved combining the freedom and grace of the ballerinas with the open space and curves of the beach. The sunset colors of pink, grey, and purple worked well with their costumes.

The Ballet Lesson- Something I did with a Degas inspiration

Tulips by Windowlight, part of a lesson on Still Life that I teach my Digital Photo Class

I show this example of a storytelling image because it is one of my favorite from my career. It is a grandaughter with her Finnish immigrant grandmother who was 101. She believed the reason for her longevity was because she read her bible every morning while drinking her tea, and then she worked hard cleaning. Thus, I have shown her bible, tea, and cleaning cloth in her belt to tell her story.